Welcome to Blackpast

BlackPast - African American and Global African History

Welcome to BlackPast

This 6,000 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Remsen House (ca. 1830-1936)
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Lucy Hicks [Tobias Lawson] Anderson (1886-1954)
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Thyra J. Edwards (1897-1953)
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Camp Nizhoni (1924-1945)

Explore Global African History

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Diane Abbott (1953- )
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Mercedes Frias (1962- )
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Bessie Head (1937-1986)
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Battle of Isandlwana (1879)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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The Innocence Project: A Short History Since 1983
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The Passing of Passing: A Peculiarly American Racial Tradition Approaches Irrelevance
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The African American Experience in Italy, 1852 to 2013

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators